Princeton NJ (SPX) Dec 06, 2012 - The United States could eliminate the need for crude oil by using a combination of coal, natural gas and non-food crops to make synthetic fuel, a team of Princeton researchers has found. Besid
Baghdad (UPI) Dec 5, 2012 - China is muscling into Iraq's oil sector as Baghdad grapples with defections by international majors like Exxon Mobil and Chevron of the United States and France's Total.
Columbus OH (SPX) Dec 05, 2012 - Researchers have made a genetic analysis of the microbes living deep inside a deposit of Marcellus Shale at a hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, site, and uncovered some surprises. They expected t
Moscow (AFP) Dec 05, 2012 - Russian gas giant Gazprom announced Wednesday that one of its ships had transported liquified natural gas from Europe to Asia via the Arctic for the first time, in a sign of what a changing climate could mean for global energy markets.
Winston-Salem NC (SPX) Dec 05, 2012 - Say goodbye to that annoying buzz created by overhead fluorescent light bulbs in your office. Scientists at Wake Forest University have developed a flicker-free, shatterproof alternative for large-s
Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 04, 2012 - U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu was joined by Senator Dick Durbin, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to announce that a multi-partner team led by Argonne National Labor
Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Dec 4, 2012 - Brazil is redoubling efforts to boost its electricity generation capacity and wind power is high on both public and corporate sector agenda.
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 4, 2012 - A Chinese government ship briefly sailed into the territorial waters of disputed islands controlled by Tokyo in the East China Sea on Tuesday, Japan's coastguard said.
Berlin (AFP) Dec 04, 2012 - Environmental campaigners have taken aim at famous German car brands like Porsche, Audi and BMW, criticising their high CO2 emissions as well as Germany's tax system they say promotes gas guzzlers.
Tiputini, Ecuador (AFP) Dec 04, 2012 - The thumping whir of helicopters overhead sends a pack of terrified monkeys fleeing into the brush - one clear sign of the impact of oil development in this incredibly biodiverse part of Ecuador's Amazon.
Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 04, 2012 - One reason that biofuels are expensive to make is that the organisms used to ferment the biomass cannot make effective use of hemicellulose, the next most abundant cell wall component after cellulos
Stanford CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2012 - Developers of renewable energy and shale gas must overcome fundamental geological and environmental challenges if these promising energy sources are to reach their full potential, according to a tri
Atlanta, GA (SPX) Dec 04, 2012 - If the 4.9 million barrels of oil that spilled into the Gulf of Mexico during the 2010 Deep Water Horizon spill was a ecological disaster, the two million gallons of dispersant used to clean it up a
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 4, 2012 - Iraq's oil exports were steady in November while revenues were down compared to the month before, oil ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said on Tuesday.
East Lansing MI (SPX) Dec 04, 2012 - Sweeping environmental policies come with hidden challenges - not only striving to achieve sustainability and benefit the environment - but over time ensuring the program itself can endure. Scientis
Ottawa (AFP) Dec 4, 2012 - A left-leaning think tank on Tuesday decried Big Oil's rising influence on Canadian government policies, citing a whopping 2,733 meetings with public officials since 2008 versus a few with environmentalists.
